Manuela Case Study

Tuckman in his "Stages of Development' model identified 5 stages of team formation: forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning (CIPP, Unit 1). Based on his analysis and characteristics of each stage it becomes possible to recognise that the team has reached the stage of 'Performing'. According to Tuckman it is the final stage of development when a team is fully functioning and produces its 'best work'. The main features of the ‘Performing’ stage are (CIPP, Unit

The first goal of stage three is to solidify positive relationships between members. The second goal is to engage in more mature negotiations about group roles and organizational procedures. Once the three are stages are worked through the n the fourth stage, Work (Wheelan, 2013), can be accomplished. Wheelan (2013) identifies the fourth stage as a time of intense team productivity and effectiveness. This is the stage that is the result of creating the effective team. Once the four stages have been identified and understood, Wheelan (2013) goes on to elaborate on how a group leader can keep the team effective. Wheelan (2013) speaks of 10 keys to productivity (goals, roles, interdependence, leadership, communication and feedback, [discussion, decision making and planning], implementation and evaluation, norms and individual differences, structure, cooperation and conflict management). Wheelan (2013) also shares the ways that group members become effective team members (don’t blame others, support the leader, promote effective problem-solving, etc…) as well as how a leader can be an effective team leader (be direct and confident, involve members in leadership, adjust your leadership style to the group, etc…). Finally, Wheelan (2013) highlights effective organizational support for teams, which includes an organization support checklist.

The beginning of the assignment started off bad but ended on a positive note. As the deadline drew closer, the group members were forced to find a common ground in regards to the specific time the group discussions would be conducted. To address the lack of communication, Marcelo, one of the group members, laid out the goal we needed to complete. After this was done the project fell into place and was competed on

In today's session, Group members were presented with education regarding the stages of change and the characteristic of each stage of change. Group members were then identified and shared which stage of change that he/she presently was in; and discuss how to progress to the next stage of change.

Wheelan (2013) identifies the four stages of team development and provides detailed explanation of how a group transforms itself from a stage one group of uncertainty into a successful, highly productive stage four team. This requires work and a thorough understanding of the many internal/external influences that can occur during each stage. A team member or leader who is well versed in these stages and who can evolve with each stage will be better equipped to deal with possible obstacles that can hinder group progress and implement practices to help the group successfully work through a

Case Study Analysis Laura Bazhdari Fordham University Introduction To fully grasp Manuel’s life story, one would have to understand that he does not live in isolated, empty space or a vacuum. Juan Manuel Rodriquez Darte was strongly influenced by his environment, family and culture. As seen throughout the case, it can be argued that growing up as a Dominican in an American world was extremely challenging for both himself as well as his family. Manuel grappled with many hardships. In order to fully comprehend Manuel’s life, it is imperative to look at the interactions among the micro, mezzo and macro systems in his life.

In the third stage the norms in group are formed, team is adapting to the leader. Positions and roles are clarified and the team move forward, they participate

On October 28, 2015, Manuela brought the candy to school and gave it to Abena in the Marketing class. Abena kept half of the candy to prepare and Manuela kept the other half each of them spent an hour bagging the candy and putting some tags. On November 1, 2015, we spent 5 hours from all the team members started to arrive at Abena house between 11:30 am – 12:00 pm. Manuela started taking out the goodies bags out of the car while Abena went to the kitchen and got the rest of the goodies bags. Tenia and Augustina started setting up the plastic bags with the goodies bags inside that we were going to go. We all gather our rain coats and umbrellas and started walking around Abena’s neighborhood and we started knocking doors and selling the bags from 12:15pm -2:30pm. On November 2, 2015 we spent an hour, we had a meeting to discuss the fundraising paper part 2 and PowerPoint around 8:00am-9:00am. On November 4, 2015 Manuela spent 1 to 2 hours selling the baby girl clothes that her sister in la gave her. On November 9, 2015 we had a 10 minutes meeting to collect all the money that Abena and Augustina had sold on their side. Manuela, Abena, Tenia and Augustina spent a total of 3 to 5 hours selling the bags individually including one virtual meeting

Coming into this class I was a bit wary about how this class would run and what we would learn, especially once I found it was to be team led. In the past twelve weeks I have gained more insight on myself and how I react to situations in group settings, especially being in a class that is described as management and not psychology. Within this essay, I will look do describe my experiences and thoughts with my team as well as how we progressed. I will also look to describe how my class has progressed from the early stages and has transformed into a well-oiled high performing team. One of the tools I will use to show and describe the development of both my team and the class will be Wheelan’s four stages of development.

I still remember the time I was chosen to lead the public relations team at one of the student activities back when I was in college, an experience that shaped a lot of the person I am today. I had to establish and maintain good relations with all stakeholders and media, prepare newsfeed updates for all social media platforms, and above all manage a team of 20 members. I spent a lot of time thinking that I am now donning the shoes of my seniors and becoming the person that freshers would look up to. Being an influential leader is not easy, I was sure, and it is more than just telling others what to do. In the following few lines, I employ Tuckman's stages of group development: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing to outline my journey

Work Team development is a dynamic and often difficult process. Most teams find themselves in a continuos state of change and development. Eventhough, most teams never reach full stability, there is a general pattern that describes how most teams evolve. There are five stages of team development, the first stage is forming. In this stage there is a great deal of uncertainty about the teams purpose, structure and leadership. Members are testing the the waters to determine what types of behaviors are acceptable. This stage is complete when members began to think of themselves as part of the team. The second stage is called storming. In this stage there is much intragroup conflict.Team members accept the existence of the team, but there is resistance to the control that the team imposes on individuality. Conflict can arise from numerous sources within the team setting but generally falls into three categories:communication, factors, structural factors and personal factors (Varney, 1989/Townsley). In addition, there is conflict over who will control the team.

In the Shoe Shop department all the problems came to light, as orders got pulled while in-production and in pre and post production. Over 90% of the orders had at least one problem with the order and had to be changed to meet the client’s specifications. The shop craftsmen got very frustrated with the lack of communication from orders, customer service and the leather department. Constant changes occurred; constant bickering was heard as the supervisor’s attempted—without success I might add, to figure out the exact changes and deadlines. The scrap department is now expanding due to all the raw material and wrong products being made on a

The Tuckman’s stages of team development (Levi, 2007) will be used as lens to evaluate the work of the group presentation. The Tuckman’s stages of team development consist of five stages of forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning (Levi, 2007). In the forming stage we tend to know each other and figure out how we are going to run the presentation. At this stage, there was discomfort due to unfamiliarity together with confusion on how we will function together. The solution for that case was, everyone had each member contact detail, had a clear ground rules, as well as planned how we will accomplish our tasks. In addition, we also experienced the storming and norming stage. Levi (2007) says that the in the storming phase there are often

Hopefully, we would get a wide point of view to the case. Happily, it was worked out. We collected the problems and everyone got certain problems to look for more information. I, myself, got to check out more for health insurance and law matters. Also, we had second meeting to discuss about the report and presentation. At the meeting, we decided to give one or two topics each. Everyone got the same chance to get the topics. Due to I got an introduction only, therefore, I had to help other pals. In addition, I offered myself to edit the report and hope for the others’ contribution as well. At the end of the meeting everyone was told to send their parts to me, and we would have an online meeting. Also, the part that we got at the day would be, automatically, his or her responsibility for the presentation. This was a very interesting and incredible group.

The Woodson foundation needs to understand all five stages in order to be successful. The stages are a useful framework for understanding group development (274). If they understand the five stages they eventually achieve their goal. Each stage plays an important role in the project. A understand of these stages promotes cohesiveness and measures progression. Once they look back from stage 5 to stages 1&2 they realize how the differences became similarities for the common goal.